July 24, 2008


Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii

A New Zealand judge has removed custody of a nine year old girl from her parents so that her name — Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii — can be changed. A few others that got flagged:

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter “and tragically, Violence,” he said.

posted by Deron Bauman in international, language, law 

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7 Responses to “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii”

  1. Michael Dougan on July 24th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    You have to go to the BBC’s website and read the story there……….

    The comments from readers is cracking me up.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7522952.stm

  2. Michael Dougan on July 24th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    You have to go to the BBC’s website and read the story there.

    The comments from readers is cracking me up…..

    I changed my name by deed poll to Jenna Dana Bananarama Rater. I’m now the Jenna Rater!
    Jenna Dana Bananarama Rater, Cardiff, Wales

    [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7522952.stm]

  3. Sheila Ryan on July 24th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    Texans probably know of the late Ima Hogg. Of course, she surmounted the handicap her pappy laid on her with that name and grew up to become someone to admire.

  4. Michael Dougan on July 24th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

    I used to work with a guy called Ian Anal (pronounced An-Al). Apparently it was an old Orcadian name (Orkney Islands). I sure had a lot of fun at that guys expense.

  5. Cindy Scroggins on July 24th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    And then there’s Oral Roberts….

  6. Daryl Scroggins on July 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    I grew up (in Houston) believing that Ima Hog did have a sister named Ura Hog–but I see at the link that she only had brothers (none, apparently, named Ura). My parents will be flummoxed when I tell them.

  7. Sheila Ryan on July 24th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Yeah, that was news to me, too. I do remember meeting ima hogg - in round rock, i think it was - back in the early seventies. I was impressed.

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